ABC/Mark LevineMonday night, Reba McEntire took the reins to host the eighth annual CMA Country Christmas special on ABC. Earlier in the day, longtime host Jennifer Nettles tweeted her encouragement: “Lady Reba, I can’t wait to watch you shine tonight on #CMACountryChristmas!” she wrote. “You glow from the inside and I know you will light …
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Nov 27
Chris Stapleton scores a spot on “Rolling Stone”‘s “50 Best Albums of 2017”
ABC/Image Group LAChris Stapleton is the sole mainstream country artist to make Rolling Stone’s ranking of the “50 Best Albums of 2017.” His CMA Album of the Year winner, From A Room: Volume 1, comes in at number 30 on the list. The second volume of the set is due on Friday. Stapleton’s CMA competitor, …
Nov 27
LANCO is “glorifying the reality of life” on their debut album, “Hallelujah Nights”
Arista NashvilleAs LANCO spends their second week at #1 with “Greatest Love Story,” we now have some details on their debut album. Called Hallelujah Nights, it’ll arrive January 19. Lead signer Brandon Lancaster had a hand in writing all of the tracks, four of them by himself, including the band’s breakthrough hit. “We all go …
Nov 27
Here’s to a “Smooth” recovery: FGL’s Tyler Hubbard healing after back surgery
ABC/Paula LoboFlorida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard is kicking off the holiday season by recovering from back surgery. “Here’s some morning laughs for ya’ll,” he shared, along with an Instagram video showing him sitting on the side of his bed in a hospital gown after his operation. “Ya boy was feeling like I just drank a …
Nov 27
Tim & Faith’s first album together, “The Rest of Our Life,” debuts at #1
ABC/Image Group LATim McGraw and Faith Hill’s first album together, The Rest of Our Life, debuts at #1 this week on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. That makes the joint project Tim’s sixteenth to emerge at #1 on the tally, and Faith’s fourth. In all, the record moved 104,000 copies in its first week, making …
Nov 27
Cole Swindell’s Reason to Drink in 2018? His first major headlining tour
Warner Music Nashville2018 will be the year Cole Swindell officially strikes out on his own as a major headliner. After wrapping his fourth annual Down Home trek at the end of January, the “Stay Downtown” hitmaker will launch his Reason to Drink Tour February 15 with Chris Janson and Lauren Alaina opening the shows. Cole …
Nov 27
Why Dustin Lynch was pinching himself during his “CMA Country Christmas” debut
ABC/Mark LevineEarlier this month at the CMA Country Christmas taping at the Grand Ole Opry House, you could feel the excitement — with most of it centered around one thing: Reba McEntire’s first time hosting the annual ABC holiday special. That was certainly the case for Dustin Lynch, who’s a certified Reba super-fan. “Oh my …
Nov 27
Reba and Kelsea, together again for a “CMA Country Christmas” collaboration
ABC/Mark LevineIt’s a match made in country music heaven. Reba McEntire and Kelsea Ballerini first sang together earlier this month at the CMA Awards, and Monday night, they’ll reunite on the CMA Country Christmas special. There was no hiding the fact that Kelsea was delighted to sing her hit, “Legends,” with one of her heroes …
Nov 24
One of “Grammys Greatest Stories”: The moment that left Keith Urban ready to “Die a Happy Man”
ABC/Image Group LA Friday night, Carrie Underwood and John Legend host the two-hour Grammys Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special on CBS. Keith Urban is one of the stars who looks back on six decades of the biggest awards show in all of music, recalling an impromptu performance in 2009 that he’ll always remember. “I think it was the Grammys where Rihanna and Chris Brown couldn’t …
Nov 22
No “Dust on the Bottle” here: David Lee Murphy returns to radio
Reviver Entertainment Group“Dust on the Bottle” hitmaker David Lee Murphy is officially back on country radio…with a little help from his pal Kenny Chesney. The two duet on “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” which just debuted in the top 40. “I knew when I heard it, it was a big ole hit,” Kenny says. “And as …